From Middle Dutch hinken, from Old Dutch *hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *hinkan, from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną.
hinken
| Conjugation of hinken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hinken | |||
| past singular | hinkte | |||
| past participle | gehinkt | |||
| infinitive | hinken | |||
| gerund | hinken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hink | hinkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hinkt, hink2 | hinkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hinkt | hinkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hinkt | hinkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | hinkt | hinkte | ||
| plural | hinken | hinkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hinke | hinkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hinken | hinkten | ||
| imperative sing. | hink | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hinkt | |||
| participles | hinkend | gehinkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Middle High German hinken, from Old High German hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *hinkan, from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną.
hinken (weak, third-person singular present hinkt, past tense hinkte, past participle gehinkt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | hinken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hinkend | ||||
| past participle | gehinkt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich hinke | wir hinken | i | ich hinke | wir hinken |
| du hinkst | ihr hinkt | du hinkest | ihr hinket | ||
| er hinkt | sie hinken | er hinke | sie hinken | ||
| preterite | ich hinkte | wir hinkten | ii | ich hinkte1 | wir hinkten1 |
| du hinktest | ihr hinktet | du hinktest1 | ihr hinktet1 | ||
| er hinkte | sie hinkten | er hinkte1 | sie hinkten1 | ||
| imperative | hink (du) hinke (du) |
hinkt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch *hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *hinkan, from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną.
hinken
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hinken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | hinken | |
| In genitive | hinkens | |
| In dative | hinkene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hinke | — |
| 2nd singular | hincs, hinkes | — |
| 3rd singular | hinct, hinket | — |
| 1st plural | hinken | — |
| 2nd plural | hinct, hinket | — |
| 3rd plural | hinken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hinke | — |
| 2nd singular | hincs, hinkes | — |
| 3rd singular | hinke | — |
| 1st plural | hinken | — |
| 2nd plural | hinct, hinket | — |
| 3rd plural | hinken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hinc, hinke | |
| Plural | hinct, hinket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | hinkende | — |
hinken